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Saturday, July 19, 2008

This baby card is for a new baby on my husband's side of the family. I kept this card relatively simple, I used Fun & Fast Notes for the baby carriage and Full of Life for the saying (I love this saying for a baby card). Yes I have naked buttons on this card, I just didn't have the time to keep going with it. My DH the landscaper has been working a ton, weekends included which is totally great, it just limits any creating time for me and by late at night I've been too tired. Our little guy who is 20 months old has really been keeping me on the move lately, I never remember our other two kids being THIS busy!

I really like the little flag (I guess that's what you call it) that I added, I've seen this being used some of the Karen Lockhartcards and I think its a neat little way of adding to the main image. I saw a trick on someones blog about how to get a perfect "v" cut into the end of your flag, you take and cut your strip of paper the length that you need, stamp your word or saying (leaving enough room for a brad) and insert one end into your square punch, holding your punch up side down and punch like this:

I don't own any Lockhart stamps yet....but there's always a time when one has to try them out! Thanks for the tip about the perfect V shape---I'm weird about things being symmetrical, so this really helps me out!!

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I'm a wife of over 23 years to my supportive husband Dan and mother to our three children. Crafting, scrapbooking and stamping have been my creative outlet for years but I also enjoy reading, painting and gardening. Thanks for stopping by, I hope you enjoy the projects I share here on my blog.